Roughed-up Pak comedian Shakeel vows to return to India

Lahore, Jan.16 (ANI): Unperturbed by the recent threats from the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Shiv Sena, famous Pakistani stand-up comedian Shakeel Siddiqui has said that he will return to India soon. Talking to media after returning from India Siddiqui said that he is planning to revisit India as soon as possible. Siddiqui was roughed-up by the MNS and Shiv Sena workers, and was forced out of a television studio in Mumbai recently. The agitating party workers had asked him to leave the country immediately. I am not scared of them. I will return and go to every part of the world to promote Pakistan, The Daily Times quoted Siddiqui, as saying. He also said that it was not important to seek any officials permission to return to India. I do not need to ask officials for going to India, he said. Shakeel shot to fame in India after he featured in the popular comedy show Comedy Circus. (ANI)